Now, AIADMK tells court that its cadres won't erect banners

CHENNAI: The state moved a step closer towards becoming free of political hoardings as the AIADMK, following the DMK, gave an undertaking to the Madras high court on Wednesday stating it will not erect hoardings and banners.
The AIADMK's affidavit comes more than a month after 23-year-old techie, R Subashree, was run over by a tanker after a roadside banner fell on her.
On Wednesday, AIADMK organising secretary J C D Prabhakar filed an affidavit in court saying: "It is the solemn statement of our party that it is against erection of banners that would hinder the public in any manner.Our party stands by its commitment and has restrained cadres from erecting cutouts, flex boards and banners which would cause difficulty, of any nature, to the public. In fact, our leaders had called upon cadres to strictly follow the direction."
It said, "Our party affirms the above position before this court and assures to ensure that its cadres strictly adhere to the joint statement issued by the leaders of our political party."
On behalf of the city police, it was informed that probe into Subashree's death, who died due to an illegal banner put up by ex-councillor of AIADMK C Jayagopal, has been concluded and a final report for a case of negligence filed before the jurisdictional trial court.
As social activist and contempt petitioner 'Traffic' Ramaswamy submitted photographs of DMK banners and arches erected in Vikravandi in violation of the rule, a division bench of Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice N Seshasayee directed the counsel for the DMK to respond to the allegation and adjourned further hearing to November 22.